The Original St. Francis de Sales Church in Ossian 50 Years Ago


 
50 years ago tomorrow, Gary and DiAnn's wedding was in the previous St. Francis de Sales Church in Ossian, DiAnn's life long faith home. That church included the now uncommon ornate altars shown in these two pictures from their wedding. 

Unfortunately, torrential rains in 1993 and tornadic proportion winds in the spring of 1994 fractured the supporting timbers in the church's gothic attic, separating the east wall to the extent that repair was not cost effective. DiAnn's mother Bertha's funeral Mass would turn out to be the 2nd to last Mass held in the church in January 1997. 

Click on the photos for a larger look at the church interiors, as well as Gary & DIAnn from from their wedding day, October 21, 1972, and the other anniversary posts. 

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